Joe has been covering high school sports for the better part of 12 years. A 2004 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he was worked at newspapers in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire befor
Spring Sports
The Portsmouth High School girls lacrosse team will open its second year in Division I as the top team in the NHHSSports Preseason Girls Lacrosse Coaches Poll.
Spring Sports
For the fourth season in a row, the Bishop Guertin High School boys lacrosse team is a unanimous choice for the top spot in the NHHSSports Preseason Boys Lacrosse Coaches Poll.
Division III-IV
It's been quite the run for the Hopkinton High School boys lacrosse team the last seven seasons.
Spring Sports
The boys lacrosse season is set to begin on Monday, and there are plenty of players around the state poised to have a big year in 2024.
Spring Sports
The girls lacrosse season is set to begin on Monday, and there are plenty of players around the state poised to have a big year in 2024.
Division II
Since the turn of the century, Division II boys lacrosse in New Hampshire has seen successful multiple-year runs by many different programs. But there are two programs that have, more recently, taken that to the next level.
Division II
It wasn't that long ago that Division II girls lacrosse was dominated by one high school program. Portsmouth won five consecutive championships before moving up a division before last season, and in the Clippers' absence, Hollis Brookline - which had been in three of the four previous finals - defea
Division I
For the last decade, the Division I girls champion has been won by only a handful of teams. With a few exceptions, those same four teams have largely made up the final four each season as well.
Division I
The year was 2004. George W. Bush was in the last year of his first term as President, the Patriots were coming off their second Super Bowl title, and yours truly had just graduated from college.
Ninth State Sports Show
Joe Marchilena and Chris Hettler wrap up the preseason with a preview of Division III boys lacrosse, taking a look at which teams have the best chance to finish the year at the top and coming to the conclusion that there are more than you probably think.
The Season
The Bedford High School boys lacrosse team has big plans for this spring.
Spring Sports
The start of the spring sports regular season is getting closer, despite what the weather forecast might look like.